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Itraconazole in the treatment of tinea corporis and tinea cruris

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, 1993
Forty-five patients with tinea corporis or tinea cruris were treated with oral itraconazole 100 mg daily for 15 days. At the end of the 15-day treatment, 80% of the patients were healed or had markedly improved. At the first follow-up visit, 2 weeks after stopping therapy, 80% of patients were considered responders.
KATSAMBAS, A, ANTONIOU, C, FRANGOULI, E, RIGOPOULOS, D, VLACHOU, M, MICHAILIDIS, D, STRATIGOS, J   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Dissecting Cellulitis and Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Two Diseases or One Follicular‐Occlusion Spectrum?

International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
Graphical abstract summarizing evidence that dissecting cellulitis of the scalp (DC) and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) may represent site‐modified expressions of a shared follicular‐occlusion pathway, highlighting convergent clinical, histopathologic, and therapeutic features, the diagnostic‐context paradox, and the need for paired molecular studies ...
Giuseppe Gallo, Federica Repetto, Orsola Crespi, Isotta Giunipero di Corteranzo, Luca Mastorino, Pietro Quaglino, Simone Ribero   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Line‐Field Confocal Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis of Melanoma and Melanocytic Lesions: A Systematic Review

International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
Line‐field confocal optical coherence tomography (LC‐OCT) may aid in the assessment of equivocal melanocytic lesions. This systematic review of 32 studies outlines morphological findings in cutaneous and mucosal lesions, highlighting its potential adjunctive role and the need for further external validation.
Marco Spadafora, Gerardo Palmisano, Claudio Conforti, Luca Ambrosio, Alessandro Di Stefani, Ketty Peris, Giovanni Pellacani, Caterina Longo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy and safety of neem seed extract compared with clotrimazole in tinea corporis/ cruris: A randomized controlled trial

Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 2018
Introduction: Tinea corporis and tinea cruris are common superficial fungal infections. Neem (Azadirachta indica) seed extract has shown antifungal properties in vitro, but no clinical studies have been done for superficial dermatophytoses.
Isha Poudel, Elizabeth Amelia V. Tianco, Lillian L. Villafuerte   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Outbreak of Tinea capitis and corporis in a primary school in Antananarivo, Madagascar

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011
Introduction: Tinea capitis is common among schoolchildren in developing countries but underreported in Madagascar. We report the occurrence of an outbreak of gray patch tinea capitis due to Microsporum langeronii in a public primary school of ...
Jean-François Carod, Mahery Ratsitorahina, Hasina Raherimandimby, Virginie Hincky Vitrat, Vololomboahangy Ravaolimalala Andrianaja, Nelly Contet-Audonneau   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

European consensus recommendations for nummular eczema: A modified Delphi study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
The first consensus recommendations for nummular eczema are based on an international modified Delphi study. Sixty‐three experts from 16 countries evaluated 64 statements addressing definition, diagnosis, assessment and treatment. Consensus supports clinical diagnosis, individualized long‐term management, topical and selected systemic therapies, while ...
Mette Deleuran, Kilian Eyerich, Marjolein de Bruin‐Weller, Pedro Herranz‐Pinto, Silvia Ferrucci, Stephan Weidinger, the NEED panel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Molecular Epidemiological Survey of Clinically Important Dermatophytes in Iran Based on Specific RFLP Profiles of Beta-tubulin Gene.

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2013
Surveillance of dermatophytosis is essential to determine the likely changes in etiological trends and distribution profile of this infection. In this study beta tubulin gene (BT2), was used as the first time in a PCR-RFLP format to clarify the ...
Mahdi Abastabar, Ali Rezaei-Matehkolaei, Mohammad Reza Shidfar, Parivash Kordbacheh, Rasoul Mohammadi, Tahereh Shokoohi, Mohammad Taghi Hedayati, Nilufar Jalalizand, Hossein Mirhendi   +8 more
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Consensus recommendations for Trichophyton indotineae: A modified Delphi study

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
A modified Delphi consensus for suspected terbinafine‐resistant T. indotineae: confirm dermatophytes with KOH microscopy/culture and species‐level PCR/ITS sequencing. Itraconazole is recommended as first‐line systemic therapy, with luliconazole 1% cream as a topical adjunct. Posaconazole may be considered if itraconazole fails, while keeping antifungal
Aditya K. Gupta, Mesbah Talukder, Ditte Marie L. Saunte, Roderick James Hay, Michael Arabatzis, Avrom S. Caplan, Eran Galili, Eckart Haneke, Matilde Iorizzo, Riad Kassem, Ananta Khurana, Shari R. Lipner, Anna Lyakhovitsky, Brian W. Morrison, Vincent Piguet, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Carmen Rodríguez‐Cerdeira, Avner Shemer, Michela Starace, Olav Sundnes, Antonella Tosti   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tinea capitis in Diyarbakir, Turkey

, 2005
The incidence and types of tinea capitis in 234 children aged 1-12 referred to our laboratory with a preliminary diagnosis of tinea capitis infection in the past 5 years were investigated. Tinea capitis was determined in 149 (63.7%) of these patients, of
S. Akdeniz, S. Atmaca, Akdeniz, S, N. O. Akpolat, Akpolat, NÖ, S. Elci, Özekinci, T, T. Ozekinci, Elci, S, Atmaca, S   +9 more
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Chitotirosidase and prolidase in tinea pedis: A preliminary study

Medicine Science, 2018
Dermatophyte infections are superficial fungal infections. Tinea pedis is a dermatophyte infection of the feet and interdigital spaces. An evaluation was made of the chitotriosidase (ChT) concentrations, prolidase activity and the possible association ...
Halef Okan Dogan, Sibel Berksoy Hayta
doaj   +1 more source